There is one usage of the word "Lucifer" in the King James Version of the Bible, being at Isaiah 14:12, while in modern versions it has been changed to "day star" or "morning star".

(KJV) Isa 14:12* How art thou fallen<05307> from heaven, O Lucifer<01966>, son of the morning<07837> <03213>! how art thou cut down<01438> to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! [Only certain Strong's numbers listed.]

(ASV) Isa 14:12* How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations!

(NIV) Isa 14:12* How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!

(Septuagint) Isa 14:12 How has Lucifer, that rose in the morning, fallen from heaven! He that sent orders to all the nations is crushed to the earth.

Modern translations of this verse have been the cause of some confusion because of it similarity with Jesus Christs's description of Himself in Revelation:

Rev 22:16* I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Why was the word "Lucifer" changed in modern versions of the Bible? (The rendering "Lucifer" is also used in the Geneva Bible.) Which rendering is correct? To find out let's first figure out who's being talked about and then examine the underlying Hebrew word "hay-lale"<01966> (the only occurance of which is that verse, Isaiah 14:12).

Who Is Fallen?

It doesn't take much to tell whether Jesus Christ or someone else is being talked about in this verse. First examine naphal<05307> which is translated "fallen". It means "fail, fall down, cast, cast down, fall away" and other things. Jesus Christ is not a failure, cast down or fallen away. Secondly, look at gada'<01438> translated as "cut down" and "cast down" which means "down, cut off, asunder, cut in sunder". Jesus was not and is not cast down or cut off. Clearly this verse is talking about someone other than Jesus Christ.

And Satan, the accuser, is the one cast down:

Rev 12:10* And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

"Hay-Lale"

Now consider the word translated "Lucifer" or "day star" or "morning star". It is spelled in Hebrew he-yod-lamed-lamed (EILL). There is one other occurance of these four letters (as one word) as the first word appearing at Zechariah 11:2, but there it is assigned Strong's number 03213 and translated "howl". A second instance of Strong's number 03213 in this same verse is also rendered "howl", but is spelled differently: he-yod-lamed-yod-lamed (EILIL) (the suffix vau is omitted here).

Zec 11:2* Howl<03213>, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl <03213>, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

There are many other instances of Strong's number 03123 almost all rendered "howl". Notice that Online Bible has it also in Isaiah 14:12 (see top). The Online Bible people say this appears to be a "Qere Reading" (from the margin as opposed to the "kethiv" main text).

The Hebrew letter 'he' is usually a prefix meaning "the", so looking for the usage of a root word yod-lamed-lamed (ILL) yields one occurance in Deuteronomy 32:10 with Strong's number 03214 (the only instance of this number):

Deu 32:10* He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling<03214> wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

Haw-lal' or Yaw-lal'?

Is "eill" from "e"+"ill" ("the" + "howling") or is it from "ell" ("to shine") with an added "i" after the "e"? (This part requires close attention.) Here is a chart of the Hebrew words involved:

Is hay-lale<01966> (eill) derived from haw-lal'<01984> (ell), as the Strong's notes from Online Bible indicate, or from yaw-lal'<03213> (ilil), which is indicated by the "Qere Reading" from the margin? Spelling each in Hebrew letters, haw-lal' is he-lamed-lamed (ell), and yaw-lal' is yod-lamed-yod-lamed (ilil), and hay-lale is spelled he-yod-lamed-lamed (eill). While internal vowels may be eliminated occasionally, leading ones are not. This leads me to conclude that the hay-lale'<01966> (eill) of Isaiah 14:12 is yaw-lal'<03213> (ilil) without the internal 'yod' rather than being derived from haw-lal'<01984> (ell) with a 'yod' added between the 'he' and the first 'lamed'. This means that the leading 'he' of hay-lale<01966> (e-ill) is indeed the prefix meaning "the," the "Qere Reading" is the correct one and that the proper rendering of this word should be "the howl" or "the howler."

Also notice yel-ale'<03124>, spelled yod-lamed-lamed (ill), is derived from yaw-lal'<03123>, spelled yod-lamed-yod-lamed (ilil). This is an instance of eliminating an internal vowel (the yod) and confirms to me the above conclusion.

Conclusions

I believe the translation of hay-lale' as "Lucifer," as an alternate name for Satan, identified the proper person, though I believe it did not strictly accurately translate the word. But rendering this word as "day star" or "morning star" confuses who is being spoken of and is near flattery to Satan. I find one needs to examine the Bible, digging into the Hebrew when necessary, with an attitude that current translations may have been made and infuenced by those with a secret, satanic agenda, so that one is not afraid to re-interpret it. With that in mind, I find it clear that it was Satan who was falling and howling as he went, and the word should be rendered as "The Howler." This fits well with Satan's accusative character and does not lend to confusion with Revelation 22:16 where Jesus declares himself to be "the bright and morning star."

Additional thoughts

An interesting verse to note (to me anyway) is

2 Timothy 3:13* But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

The Greek word translated as 'seducers' is goes<1114> (the sole occurence of this Strong's number) meaning a wailer / howler. Satan certainly is an evil seducer, along with being a howler. So it appears that wailing and howling are part of the methods of seduction of evil men, they deceiving whom they can, and they themselves deceived (sometime I think by their own falsehoods).

Also examine this verse and the linked Strong's numbers:

1 Peter 5:8* ¶ Be sober<3525>, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil<1228>, as<5613> a roaring<5612> lion, walketh about<4043>, seeking whom he may devour<2666>:

The warning is to be mentally watchful and dispassionate in guarding against all adversaries or "devils," not merely Satan himself. These adversaries go about as if they were great men or 'lions.' The verse does not say the devil is a roaring lion, but uses as. Satan masquerades as if he were a lion or a man with authority, as do those who follow Satan's path. Examining the word for roaring<5612>, we see, as applied to men, it means singing with a loud voice, or raising a loud cry. This is not the great roar of might, but a wail seeking solice or attention. These adversaries conduct their lives ("walketh about"<4043>) this way, not just occasionally making known their complaints and griefs, but live from it. And they go about seeking who they can 'drink down' (devour<2666>, derived from pino meaning 'to drink'). This is not Satan going about killing people, but evil men wailing about how great they were or could have been, done with the intent to elicit pity and aid, and then refreshing themselves from the substance of others, seeking to empty their victims of all they can.

Howling or wailing is key in the above two verses, and I see those verses as notice that we are to be on guard for those who, like Satan, are always wailing about things (including accusations against you). Noting the second definition of goes<1114>, we see that incantations used to be uttered in a kind of howl; this suggests to me that persistent wailing works like an incantation or enchantment, causing would-be victims to drop their guards. The evil wailers are attempting to seduce and 'drink down' others by means of, essentially, sob stories. So, don't be callous, but don't be naive either.

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01438 gada` {gaw-dah'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 316; v
AV - ... down 11, cut off 7, asunder 3, cut in sunder 2; 23
1) to cut, hew, chop, cut down, hew down, hew off, cut off, cut in two, shave off
   1a) (Qal) to hew, chop in two
   1b) (Niphal) to be chopped off, be hewn off
   1c) (Piel) to cut off or down in two, hew off or down in two
   1d) (Pual) to chop down, hew down

01966 heylel {hay-lale'}
from 01984 (in the sense of brightness); TWOT - 499a; n m
AV - Lucifer 1; 1
Lucifer = "light-bearer"
1) shining one, morning star, Lucifer
   1a) of the king of Babylon and Satan (fig.)
2) (TWOT) 'Helel' describing the king of Babylon

01984 halal {haw-lal'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 499,500; v
AV - praise 117, glory 14, boast 10, mad 8, shine 3, foolish 3, fools 2, commended 2, rage 2, celebrate 1, give 1, marriage 1, renowned 1; 165
1) to shine
   1a) (Qal) to shine (fig. of God's favour)
   1b) (Hiphil) to flash forth light
2) to praise, boast, be boastful
   2a) (Qal)
      2a1) to be boastful
      2a2) boastful ones, boasters (participle)
   2b) (Piel)
      2b1) to praise
      2b2) to boast, make a boast
   2c) (Pual)
      2c1) to be praised, be made praiseworthy, be commended, be worthy of praise
   2d) (Hithpael) to boast, glory, make one's boast
   2e) (Poel) to make a fool of, make into a fool
   2f) (Hithpoel) to act madly, act like a madman

03214 y@lel {yel-ale'}
from 03213; TWOT - 868a; n m
AV - howling 1; 1
1) a howling (of beasts)

03213 yalal {yaw-lal'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 868; v
AV - howl 29, howlings 1, variant 1; 31
1) (Hiphil) to howl, wail, make a howling

05307 naphal {naw-fal'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 1392; v
AV - fail 318, fall down 25, cast 18, cast down 9, fall away 5, divide 5, overthrow 5, present 5, lay 3, rot 3, accepted 2, lie down 2, inferior 2, lighted 2, lost 2, misc 22; 434
1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail
   1a) (Qal)
      1a1) to fall
      1a2) to fall (of violent death)
      1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before
      1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of
      1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result
      1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to
      1a7) to lie, lie prostrate
   1b) (Hiphil)
      1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate
      1b2) to overthrow
      1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot
      1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)
      1b5) to cause to fall
   1c) (Hithpael)
      1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon
      1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself
   1d) (Pilel) to fall

07837 shachar {shakh'-ar}
from 07836; TWOT - 2369a; n m
AV - morning 12, day 6, early 2, dayspring 1, light 1, riseth 1, Shahar 1; 24
1) dawn
   1a) dawn
   1b) at dawn (as adverb)

07836 shachar {shaw-khar'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 2369; v
AV - seek early 4, seek 2, diligently seek 2, betimes 1, misc 3; 12
1) to seek, seek early or earnestly, look early or diligently for
   1a) (Qal) to look for diligently, seek
   1b) (Piel) to seek, seek early

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1114 goes {go'-ace}
from goao (to wail); TDNT - 1:737,126; n m
AV - seducer 1; 1
1) a wailer, a howler
2) a juggler, enchanter (because incantations used to be uttered in a kind of howl)
3) a deceiver, imposter

1228 diabolos {dee-ab'-ol-os}
from 1225; TDNT - 2:72,150; adj
AV - devil 35, false accuser 2, slanderer 1; 38
1) prone to slander, slanderous, accusing falsely
   1a) a calumniator, false accuser, slanderer,
2) metaph. applied to a man who, by opposing the cause of God, may be said to act the part of the devil or to side with him
Satan the prince of the demons, the author of evil, persecuting good men, estranging mankind from God and enticing them to sin, afflicting them with diseases by means of demons who take possession of their bodies at his bidding.

1225 diaballo {dee-ab-al'-lo}
from 1223 and 906; TDNT - 2:71,150; v
AV - accuse 1; 1
1) to throw over or across, to send over
2) to traduce, calumniate, slander, accuse, defame

2666 katapino {kat-ap-ee'-no}
from 2596 and 4095; TDNT - 6:158,841; v
AV - swallow 4, swallow 1, drown 1, devour 1; 7
1) to drink down, swallow down
2) to devour
3) to swallow up, destroy

3525 nepho {nay'-fo}
of uncertain affinity; TDNT - 4:936,633; v
AV - be sober 4, watch 2; 6
1) to be sober, to be calm and collected in spirit
2) to be temperate, dispassionate, circumspect

4043 peripateo {per-ee-pat-eh'-o}
from 4012 and 3961; TDNT - 5:940,804; v
AV - walk 93, go 1, walk about 1, be occupied 1; 96
1) to walk
   1a) to make one's way, progress; to make due use of opportunities
   1b) Hebrew for, to live
      1b1) to regulate one's life
      1b2) to conduct one's self
      1b3) to pass one's life

4095 pino {pee'-no}
a prolonged form of pio {pee'-o}; which (together with another form poo {po'-o}, occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses; TDNT - 6:135,840; v
AV - drink 68, drink of 7; 75
1) to drink
2) figuratively, to receive into the soul what serves to refresh strengthen, nourish it unto life eternal

5612 oruomai {o-roo'-om-ahee}
middle voice of an apparently primary verb;; v
AV - roaring 1; 1
1) to roar, to howl (of a lion, wolf, dog, and other beasts)
   1a) of men, to raise a loud and inarticulate cry: either of grief, or of joy
2) to sing with a loud voice

5613 hos {hoce}
probably from comparative from 3739;; adv
AV - as 342, when 42, how 18, as it were 20, about 14, misc 56; 492
1) as, like, even as, etc.

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